as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
has the hail-fellow manner of an automobile salesman with something up his sleeve
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as in buddy
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail-fellow
Adjective
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Writing a novel is a solitary experience but not writing one is even more so, without the occasional call from an editor or marketing person to keep me warm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026 -
An hour in McIntyre’s company is a warm, convivial whirlwind of enthusiasm, jokes and anecdotes.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kevin and his buddy Jason Young started texting.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This beach is also dog-friendly, so count it a great place to bring a little buddy of your own.—
Alanna Bennett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Don’t overlook any of these taxpayer-friendly changes, including the higher income limits for the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, for people living in states with higher taxes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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After this, Roggeveen decided to send two sloops and three other boats to shore and make friendly introductions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Joined by his pals, comedian Gillis and football Hall of Famer Manning, the trio naturally get up to no good in the spot.—
Lyndsey Havens,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps Kirk will convince her new pal to hop on stage at a heretofore undisclosed location and go toe-to-toe with Bad Bunny on February 8.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The passing of his striking mother at age 35 from breast cancer, a woman who attracted many of his elementary school chums to vie for a spot in her carpool, devastated a young Felder at the dawn of his teen years.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The latecomer could be an old school chum; the two men appear to be the same age.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Naomi Honig stars in scary short about three friends playing the dangerous Knock Knock Game.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Shredding the chicken instead of dicing keeps the soup hearty yet spoonable.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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In the case of Crestview, the thefts were believed to be motivated by the harvesting of the piña — the plant’s hearty, pineapple-like center that can weigh 100 or more pounds and is used for tequila and mezcal.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Musketeers then partner with an aspiring musketeer to take down Cardinal Richelieu and expose his plans.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Charles Moore, who founded GM with Gearhart in 2014, is the third musketeer of the group.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
11 July 2025
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“Hail-fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail-fellow. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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